I gave my ex’s new girlfriend a ride to the airport and didn’t tell her who I was

r/

This happened a few days ago and I haven’t told anyone
But it’s been stuck in my head ever since

I pulled into a petrol station and saw a woman struggling with way too many suitcases trying to get a cab
It was raining and late so I offered her a lift to the airport

She was really chatty
Said she was flying to Miami to visit her boyfriend who “moved there after a messy breakup with his ex”
Said he told her his ex was emotionally intense and bad with money
She talked like she felt sorry for him

It didn’t take long to click
She described his old job his flat his cat’s name
The “ex” she was talking about was me

We lived together for two years
I paid for everything
Rent bills food his visa fees his car
He didn’t work the entire time we were together
I came into some money back then through inheritance and a lucky run of sports betting
And I used it to support him fully – including buying the flights he used when he first moved to the US

So yeah
She’s flying to visit him
On a trip made possible because I funded his life while he figured himself out with her in the background

I dropped her off smiled and said nothing

She has no idea who gave her that ride
But I do

And that was enough

Comments

  1. PersonalityPlus5066 Avatar

    You should have given her a dose of the truth. Let her know what kind of a man she was dating lol

  2. CrackNgamblin Avatar

    Always good when a parasite finds a new host.

  3. TailsOfFire_ Avatar

    Imagine the new girlfriend not saying his name the entire time, and then dropping her off with, a “tell ex’s name, your name says hello. 👋🏻 “

  4. AsherahSassy Avatar

    That’s an interesting coincidence. It was definitely meant to be to give you clarity about who he really was.

    But to tell her you weren’t good with money? I think this is an important lesson to dig deeper into what other’s say about their exes. He was clearly talking about himself, not you.

  5. DietInTheRiceFactory Avatar

    I wager OP is going to add the sports betting app name as either an edit or as a comment if this hits the front page.

    This is an ad; if you see someone on Reddit say sports betting, it’s a fake story and garbage guerilla marketing.

  6. Mesa_Gal Avatar

    You are a strong and honorable person. 🥂Here’s to living your best life without a sponge trash talking you,

  7. TootTootMF Avatar

    >I came into some money back then through inheritance and a lucky run of sports betting And I used it to support him fully

     
    >redditor for 4 days

    Fucking gambling guerilla marketing bullshit again.

  8. outofnowhereman Avatar

    This is an amazing story – thanks for the share. Must have been surreal

  9. Thekaratecow Avatar

    You’re pretty amazing for what you did. He’s certainly missing out.

  10. HmmmNotSure20 Avatar

    Nice 🥸🥸🥸

  11. Blah_the_pink Avatar

    You did so well!

  12. Jaex93 Avatar

    Did he upgrade?

  13. Professional-Form-90 Avatar

    This is a fake sports betting ad